File photo : Former permanent secretary for foreign affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow
Jakarta—Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has appointed a veteran diplomat, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, as his special envoy to head the Thai delegation to the Asean summit and Asean related summits, according to an informed source.
Sihasak, former permanent secretary for foreign affairs and ambassadors to Japan and France, is a versatile diplomat who helped draft the Asean Charter. He will attend the 43th Asean and Asean related summits from Sept 5-7 on behalf of the newly elected prime minister, who has yet to swear in and deliver a policy address to the Parliament.
Sihasak will represent Thailand at the three-day event which will kick off tomorrow (September 5) with more than a dozen meetings among the Asean leaders and their dialogue partners, said the source, who asked not to be named.
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